Other medications. Your doctor or mental health provider may also prescribe other medications for symptoms of social anxiety, such as: 1  Other antidepressants. 2  You may have to try several different antidepressants to find one that's the most effective for you with the fewest side effects. 3  Anti-anxiety medications.
Female fat distributions. Progesterone & estrogen both play a role in keeping the waist of women smaller. This is because estrogen works against the action of insulin (and testosterone is a belly fat storing hormone in women) while both estrogen and progesterone oppose the action of cortisol. Insulin and cortisol, together with testosterone and low estrogen, are implicated in belly fat deposition in women.
Weight gain due to excessive cortisol levels tends to accumulate in the belly. In order to lose belly fat and reduce cortisol levels, some changes in lifestyle might be required. Get eight hours of sleep. Lack of sleep is a common stressor that can be easily rectified. Those who get less than eight hours of sleep are far more prone to produce higher levels of cortisol.